Personal Info
Birthday
December 30, 1956
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Biography
Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Since 2021, she has starred as Barbara Howard on the ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the first Black woman in 35 years to win the award. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (118)
4.0
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Movie2026
9.6
Regular Show: The Lost Tapes
TV Series2026
6.2
Imperfect Women
TV Series2026
9.0
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie2025
8.5
Weather Hunters
TV Series2025
1.0
The Disappearance of Miss Scott
Movie2025
1.0
Ricky
Movie2025
6.0
The Fabulous Four
Movie2024
7.5
The Real Red Tails
Movie2024
10.0
Disney 100: Remember That
Movie2023
5.6
Young Love
TV Series2023
8.3
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie2023
5.4
The Young Wife
Movie2023
0.0
Commitment to Life
Movie2023
6.8
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie2022
2.6
Sherri
TV Series2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV Series2022
5.3
How We Roll
TV Series2022
7.5
Abbott Elementary
TV Series2021
5.9
Christmas in My Heart
Movie2021
No Backdrop
0.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie2021
3.2
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV Series2021
7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV Series2021
6.3
Christmas Comes Twice
Movie2020
6.5
Fashionably Yours
Movie2020
7.9
Motherland: Fort Salem
TV Series2020
6.2
Christmas Hotel
Movie2019
4.7
Tamron Hall
TV Series2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV Series2019
6.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV Series2019
6.5
Fam
TV Series2019
6.8
No Sleep 'Til Christmas
Movie2018
8.2
Forbidden
Movie2018
6.5
Uncensored
TV Series2018
6.4
Step Sisters
Movie2018
5.9
Christmas at Holly Lodge
Movie2017
4.9
Just Getting Started
Movie2017
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV Series2017
5.2
The Quad
TV Series2017
7.3
MacGyver
TV Series2016
6.9
One Mississippi
TV Series2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Series2015
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV Series2015
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV Series2014
7.1
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
TV Series2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV Series2014
8.2
Instant Mom
TV Series2013
7.5
Ray Donovan
TV Series2013
No Backdrop
0.0
JD Lawrence's Community Service
TV Series2013
3.2
Christmas in Compton
Movie2012
6.4
Smash
TV Series2012
No Backdrop
0.0
Ladies of the Church
Movie2012
7.2
2 Broke Girls
TV Series2011
8.4
Young Justice
TV Series2010
6.7
Blessed and Cursed
Movie2010
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV Series2009
5.5
The Wendy Williams Show
TV Series2008
7.1
Hannah Montana
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
7.6
Barbershop
TV Series2005
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV Series2005
8.3
Justice League Unlimited
TV Series2004
7.0
Las Vegas
TV Series2003
No Backdrop
8.8
Whoopi
TV Series2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV Series2003
8.2
Justice League
TV Series2001
7.7
The Proud Family
TV Series2001
6.4
The Jennie Project
Movie2001
6.8
The District
TV Series2000
8.0
Static Shock
TV Series2000
5.7
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Movie2000
6.2
Deterrence
Movie2000
8.0
The Parkers
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
7.6
Hollywood Squares
TV Series1998
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
TV Series1998
No Backdrop
7.5
Jamaica Beat
Movie1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV Series1996
5.8
Bogus
Movie1996
6.5
7th Heaven
TV Series1996
6.4
The Daily Show
TV Series1996
5.3
Lover's Knot
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
7.1
Moesha
TV Series1996
5.1
White Man's Burden
Movie1995
5.2
Witch Hunt
Movie1994
7.8
ER
TV Series1994
5.4
The Flintstones
Movie1994
6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Movie1993
6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie1992
5.5
Mistress
Movie1992
4.8
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie1991
No Backdrop
7.0
Voices That Care
Movie1991
6.8
To Sleep with Anger
Movie1990
No Backdrop
9.0
New Attitude
TV Series1990
6.2
Skin Deep
Movie1989
6.0
The Mighty Quinn
Movie1989
6.7
Oliver & Company
Movie1988
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV Series1988
No Backdrop
6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie1987
No Backdrop
9.0
Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies
Movie1987
6.8
Designing Women
TV Series1986
7.1
L.A. Law
TV Series1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
TV Series1985
No Backdrop
7.0
Code Name: Foxfire
Movie1985
No Backdrop
8.0
Code Name: Foxfire
TV Series1985
7.1
V
TV Series1984
7.1
Hunter
TV Series1984
No Backdrop
7.0
The Neighborhood
Movie1982
5.6
Falcon Crest
TV Series1981
6.0
It's a Living
TV Series1980
5.8
A Piece of the Action
Movie1977
7.0
Wonder Woman
TV Series1975
7.3
The Jeffersons
TV Series1975
8.2
American Music Awards
TV Series1974
8.0
Good Times
TV Series1974
7.9
The Emmy Awards
TV Series1949
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944
No Backdrop
0.0
Octet
MovieN/A
0.0
Cars: Lightning Racers
TV SeriesN/A